] NASA -- Astronauts onboard the International Space
] Station (ISS) have seen some odd-looking moons before:
] red moons, squashed moons, vanishing moons. They've
] learned to expect the unusual.
]
] Even so, this picture, taken on May 11th while the ISS
] was above Russia, must have come as a surprise. The moon
] seems to be floating inside Earth's atmosphere.

RedNova News: A Moon Illusion Onboard the ISS

] Police said that the girl's mother parked her van at a
] 7-11 store located at the corner of Central and
] Summerland and walked to a nearby coffee shop.
]
] Within moments of parking, the van was towed with the
] girl inside.
]
] Authorities said that the tow truck driver was about 7
] blocks from the convenience store when he noticed a loose
] strap on the vehicle. When he pulled over to fix the
] strap, the driver noticed the girl in the van eating a
] lollipop.

local6.com - News - 7-Year-Old Accidentally Towed In Locked Van

] A conviction for the murder of a cinema manager, that
] sent a young Liverpool labourer to the gallows 53 years
] ago, was yesterday overturned by the court of appeal.
]
] George Kelly was executed at Walton jail on Merseyside in
] March 1950, following what was then the longest criminal
] trial in English legal history. His plea for clemency had
] been rejected by the home secretary of the day, James
] Chuter Ede.

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Man hanged 53 years ago was innocent

] Gallagher said there are a number of advantages to
] MRAM, the first of which is that it uses magnetic—
] rather than electronic—charges to store bits of data.
] This is done by controlling the spin of captured
] electrons. According to Gallagher, this technology
] could lead to portable devices that not only can
] store more data, but also access it faster, all the
] while using less battery power.

] Also, unlike electronic memory chips, the non-volatile
] MRAM chips can retain data even when power to the device
] is turned off. That means that PCs and other computers
] could boot up immediately similar to turning on a light
] switch, Gallagher said rather than having to wait for
] software to load up. That also will save power, since a
] device does not need a constant flow of power to keep the
] data intact.

IBM, Infineon Make Memory Advances

Dementia Wrote:

] Quick story:
] Get some scientists, throw them in a boat. Make them
] go out 500mi east of New England and dive to deep coral
] reefs to study ancient weather patterns. (+ fun pretty
] pictures and swimming robots)

] Detailed story:
] The hypothesis states that the cyclical (over many many
] years) movement of the deep North Atlantic causes dramatic
] weather changes affecting the entire planet. To test the
] theory coral in the north atlantic will be sampled to
] reconstuct past weather conditions.

] A fundemental problem in the understanding Earth's weather
] pattern is the movement of deep ocean currents. Specifically
] it seems (http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/gccourse/alumni/ocean/ocean.html)
] that the movement of warm north atlantic water down to the
] equator acts like a meteorilogical "engine" driving climate
] change. But very little is known about the "engine" part.

] The New England Seamount is a large ridge in the middle
] of the atlantic ocean. It rises steeply out of the sea
] floor and is direct line with these north atlantic ocean
] currents. By studying the composition of the coral rock
] scientists are able to backsolve and figure out what
] ancient weather was like.

This is the second time I have heard this theory now. I guess that means it is starting to gain some scientific footing.

DIVE AND DISCOVER: Expeditions to the Seafloor

] Columbia House, the largest direct marketer of
] entertainment in America, has announced plans to expand
] their product offerings to include videogames. Beginning
] in July the service will offer around 100 games for
] PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Nintendo GameCube

Wow. Now I just need to wait and get my 12 games for $0.01 then cancel, and do it all again.

Columbia House to offer video games

This scheme allows Alice to ask Bob if Bob is a warez site, but if it turns out that Bob is the RIAA he cannot prove that Alice asked for warez, and if it turns out that Alice is the RIAA she cannot prove that Bob is a warez site.

Secret Handshakes from Pairing-Based Key Agreements

] o the naked eye, it looks like a fleck of tile decorated
] with the Greek letters alpha and omega. But when it is
] magnified by a factor of 600, its true nature becomes
] evident %u2014 the world's most portable copy of the New
] Testament. According to the latest version of Guinness
] Book of World Records, the five-millimeter-square tablet
] is the smallest reproduction yet of a printed book.

VERY cool... I want to see pictures of it magnified.

In Gold Ink on a Chip, the World's Tiniest Book

] This is the first mod that I feel like its something
] different,kind of special. Not that I've done a lot of
] system mods,in fact this would be my first complete
] system. I've tinkered with case windows,blowholes and
] painting parts etc. but that went stale...quick. So,what
] to do? Well, what you will see next is my answer. This
] thing has been in the making for about 3 months and
] thankfully they were winter months,or I'm sure Mrs. Mike
] wouldn't of been so patient with me spending so much
] time on this. My skills as a cabinetmaker were all tested
] during this project,even though I was dealing with
] plastic and plexiglass and aluminum. Actually, I use
] these materials all the time in my trade,and once a
] builder,always a builder. So,here it is. Enjoy.

Normally I wouldn't pass on a case mod but this one is definitely cool.

Computer Mod

] Have you ever seen the bumper sticker that says, "Shoot
] your Television!"? Have you ever wondered what would
] happen if you actually tried it? Would it explode? What
] would you find inside? Well, here's your chance to find
] out!*

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